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After his death, Anderson was eulogized in print by
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it. He had an aristocratic bearing in a blue-collar town and it was his lot — his job — to be blamed for everything and credited for little, even as his team won three world championships in six years, in 1952, '53, and '57. Fans loved to hate him. So did some of his players."
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as vice president and general sales manager. He was promoted to president of Goebel
Brewing in 1941, still only 38 years old, and remained in that role until 1958 when he resigned to focus on his duties with the Lions.
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285:1949 season
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898:Bob Quinn
731:Lyle Fife
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336:in 1975.
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215:Biography
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